A Jackson (MS) police officer has been demoted after dropping his K-9 off at a local animal shelter. Officer Carl Ellis was the handler for Ringo (above), a K9 who retired from the force in October. After his retirement, Ringo was surrendered to a local animal...

Police Activity/Athletic Leagues (PAL) are nothing new in law enforcement. National PAL lists approximately 300 chapters in the United States and the Tulsa (OK) Police Department recently launched an initiative that is impacting kids in a phenomenal way. While PAL is...

Photo Courtesy: Go Fund Me Kennard, a small town in Indiana has a population of about 400 people. Normally, a town that size could never afford a K9 but thanks to a generous donation, the Kennard Police Department now has its own police K9 to fight the opioid crisis...

Waco (TX) Police had to shoot and kill their own K9 Dog after the dog inexplicably turned on its handler, biting him in the groin area, close to the femoral artery. Earlier reports claimed the injury was to the hand. Another cop then shot the dog to save the man,...

The City of St. Paul (MN) reached a tentative agreement to pay a settlement of $520,000 to a woman wrongfully attacked by a St. Paul K-9 last year. Last September, Desiree Collins was taking out trash to a dumpster when a police dog, which was following the trail of a...

A scared, abandoned dog that was found tied to a tree was made an honorary K9 by the Solano (CA) County Sheriff’s Office. The dog was found by animal control officers Sunday night at an undisclosed location. Deputies say the dog was scared and cold when she was found....

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A Jackson (MS) police officer has been demoted after dropping his K-9 off at a local animal shelter. Officer Carl Ellis was the handler for Ringo (above), a K9 who retired from the force in October. After his retirement, Ringo was surrendered to a local animal...